ES Options...Are they liquid enough to trade?

[maxreturn]

Up until now I have utilized a strategy to trade stock options which I have successfully adapted to the S&P market. This is a swing trading strategy off the daily charts. I do not want to trade intraday but the only way I can stay within my risk parameters is to possibly trade options. Are they liquid enough to trade?

 

[ammo]

the are liquid and they don't fall under the 25k daytrading rule

 

[maxreturn]

Quote from ammo:

the are liquid and they don't fall under the 25k daytrading rule

Thanks ammo. Any advice on good futures options brokers?

 

[DWV]

Try this link from CME for real time emini option quotes and volume:
http://eminioptionsrdc.cme.com:443/index_ES.html

 

[ammo]

Quote from maxreturn:

Thanks ammo. Any advice on good futures options brokers?

TOS is the best,ask for commission drop after first 2 weeks.... edit.... tos is best for charts and options but the futures intraday are full margin,Dorman has futures for $500 intraday margin if you go home flat

 

[maxreturn]

DWV and AMMO. Thanks a lot

 

[rickf]

I looked at them recently myself - but either ToS or the exchange won't let you place a spread order as one order, so its utility as a trading vehicle kind of sucks IMHO....I was told that if I wanted to do a spread on the ES options that I'd have to leg into them. Bleh.

 

[sugar]

What about Interactive Brokers?

I trade ES/EW vertical spreads with them and works pretty good.

Regards.